U+0F3F "༿" Tibetan Sign Mar Tshes Unicode Character
Unicode Version 18.0
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U+0F3F "༿" Tibetan Sign Mar Tshes is a diacritical mark used in the Tibetan script to indicate the tonic syllable in a musical or chanting context, specifically within traditional Buddhist liturgical texts. It visually appears as a small, flat line placed below a consonant or vowel base, and its name "Mar Tshes" translates to "low dot" or "lower mark" in Tibetan, distinguishing it from other tone markers. This sign plays a crucial role in the precise intonation required for chanting sutras and mantras, ensuring that the melodic contours of sacred recitations are accurately preserved across oral and written traditions.
General Properties
Code Point
U+0F3F
Name
Tibetan Sign Mar Tshes
Encodings
HTML Decimal Encoding
༿
HTML Hex Encoding
༿
UTF-8 Encoding
0xE0 0xBC 0xBF
UTF-16 Encoding
0x0F3F
UTF-32 Encoding
0x00000F3F
C/C++/Java Escape
\u0f3f
Unicode Properties
Numeric Value
NaN
Script Extensions
Tibetan